Amsterdam

Early this year I decided that there was no way I should go home without first partying in Amsterdam for a while.  Plans fell through many times, but alas, I knew I would eventually make it.  I travelled with my oldest host brother, Ivan.

I travelled by train for about 13 hours, starting the journey around 8pm, and luckily getting a nice ca

bin in the train to sleep in.  Six people sleep in each cabin so space is cramped.  I was very very sore upon wakening and actually throughout the whole trip my arms were hurting really badly.  But we got there ok, without getting lost, and found ourselves a nice little hotel.

This is what our street looked like.  In both directions there where numorus shops with all types of colorful items inside :S  Also there were lots of cheap restaurants and coffee shops (the Dutch type)  all around.  It was really an experience that I don't think I will soon forget.  This picture was taken out of our window.

We did many things in Amsterdam during our short 3 day trip.  This included seeing the Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank house.  We ate at the Hard Rock Cafe and took many boat rides through the canals.  

Overall the trip was a success and nobody was killed nor injured except for my leg which took a beating from the paddle boat that we rented.  Not much of a story behind that.  If you guys have any questions please feel free to write a comment.  I know that I have not posted in a long time.  I will post again soon.